Today's Dippit!

Quote

"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid." 

Epictetus

Joke

What is a witch’s favourite subject in school?

Spelling!

Fun Fact

Japan records the most earthquakes of any country in the world; but the most earthquakes actually occurs in Indonesia.

Reading Fact

Alice in Wonderland was based on a real 10-year old girl named Alice Liddell.

History Fact

Count Dracula was inspired by a real person.

When Bram Stoker released his iconic horror classic in 1897, it was hailed as “the most blood-curdling novel of the paralyzed century” and terrified audiences worldwide.

However, the titular Count was based on none other than history’s own Vlad the Impaler.

As the ruling monarch of Wallachia, a Romanian region of Transylvania, Vlad soon made a fearsome reputation for himself by killing and impaling the still-twitching bodies of his enemies on long sticks which he planted outside his castle and all around his lands.

After Vlad’s eventual death at the hands of the Ottoman Empire, the history of his descendants is murky, which is what inspired Bram Stoker’s character of Count Dracula.

Movie/TV Trivia

Some Wookie suits were made from human hair.

Movie/TV Quote

"Round up the usual suspects." 

Casablanca, 1942

Conversation Starter

Who would be the worst person to be stuck in an elevator with? How about the best person to be stuck in an elevator with?

Writing Prompt

Your character's boss invites her and her husband to dinner. Your character wants to make a good impression, but her husband has a tendency to drink too much and say exactly what's on his mind...